Nollywood actor, Segun Remi, popularly known as ‘Chief Kanran’, is dead, according to an Instagram post by filmmaker Seun Oloketuyi.
Oloketuyi said that Chief Kanran died Friday morning.
Kanran, famous for playing a wealthy man in movies, started acting professionally in 1975.
He played the role of Kurunmi in a play of the same title written by Prof. Ola Rotimi.
He also appeared in some episodes of ‘Mirror in the Sun’, which marked the beginning of his transition from stage to the screen.
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Kanran played the role of a businessman in a soap opera, ‘Images’.
His breakthrough was on stage when he acted in Langbodo, Nigeria’s drama entry to Festac ’77 at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.
On television, he acted as Alaafin Kanran in a drama shown on Lagos Television, October 1, 1988.
Source: NAN
